Is 4982 is a composite number or not ?
- As we already know that, the number having factors 1 and the number itself is the prime number.
- And numbers having more than these two factors are the composite numbers.
- To check whether the number 4982 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4982:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4982 we found that 4982 has factors 1, 2, 47, 53, 94, 106, 2491 and 4982. Hence, we must say that 4982 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4982 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4982 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4982 which are 4982, 9964 and so on.
About the number 4982:
- 4982 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 47, 53, 94, 106, 2491 and 4982 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4982 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4982 by, 1, 2, 47, 53, 94, 106, 2491 and 4982 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 47, 53, 94, 106, 2491 and 4982 are the factors of 4982.
Note:
- 4982 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4982: 1, 2, 47, 53, 94, 106, 2491 and 4982
- Prime factors of 4982: 2, 47, 53
Conclusion:
- 4982 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 47, 53, 94, 106, 2491 and 4982
- And hence, 4982 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4982 is a
a) Prime number
b) even number
c) even Composite number
d) Both a and c
Ans: c) even composite number
2) The prime factors of a composite number 4982 are
a) 4982
b) 2, 47, 53
c) 94, 106, 2491 and 4982
d) 1, 2, 47, 53, 94, 106, 2491 and 4982
Ans: b) 2, 47, 53
3) 4982 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 47, 53, 94, 106, 2491 and 4982
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all